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Household of James Thompson (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1854 in Eccleston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thompson, born in 1853 in Farrington, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Catherine Ann (born 1876 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1879 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Elizabeth Connell, born in 1862 in Farrington, Lancashire, England.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thompson

Wife
Female

Catherine Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Connell

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

27

1854

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Farrington, Lancashire, England

Catherine Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Connell

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Farrington, Lancashire, England

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